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  • Two persons die of heavy rains in Saudi Arabia

    Two persons die of heavy rains in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-11-17 08:06:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1347621

    Two person were killed and two others injured due to heavy rains that hit the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Mecca. Rescue teams were deployed to deal with any emergency. ....

  • Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain to return ambassadors to Qatar

    Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain to return ambassadors to Qatar

    Date: 2014-11-17 08:02:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1347249

    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Sunday agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, said a statement by the GCC on Sunday. The decision came following a meeting held among Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, Sheikh Mohammed ....

  • Libyan Special Forces personnel killed in Benghazi clashes

    Libyan Special Forces personnel killed in Benghazi clashes

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:59:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1347541

    A Libyan Special Forces personnel was killed Sunday in Benghazi. A Libyan military source told MENA that the soldier was killed during violent clashes with Ansar al-Sharia militia in Benghazi's Sabri district. ....

  • US ambassador to Lebanon urgs unity to confront Daesh

    US ambassador to Lebanon urgs unity to confront Daesh

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:57:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1347521

    US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale said Sunday Daesh's attempt to "spread the seeds of hatred" and should be countered by interactive exchanges between people from across all regions. "Your openness to learning new things and meeting new people ....

  • Islamist militants attack Somali pres. palace

    Islamist militants attack Somali pres. palace

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:40:17 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1347405

    Islamist militants from Al-Shabab movement have attacked the Somali's presidential palace in Mogadishu on Sunday. The movement's spokesman Abu Musab said that they fired mortar bombs at the palace while top officials where there. But, the ....

  • UN convoy hit by explosion in Baghdad

    UN convoy hit by explosion in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:36:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1347373

    A United Nations convoy of three vehicles proceeding from the Baghdad International Airport to the International Zone was hit with at least one explosion this morning. No UN personnel were killed or injured in the incident and all proceeded ....

  • 5 killed, 22 injured in 2 car bombs in Iraq

    5 killed, 22 injured in 2 car bombs in Iraq

    Date: 2014-11-16 11:09:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1337245

    Five people were killed and 22 others injured after two car bombs rocked Baghdad on Saturday, security sources said. The first booby-trapped car went off after it was left by its driver in a line of vehicles before an army's checkpoint, northern ....

  • Daesh claims beheading of U.S. aid worker Kassig

    Daesh claims beheading of U.S. aid worker Kassig

    Date: 2014-11-16 09:38:17 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1342005

    Daesh militants claimed they beheaded U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig in video, Al-Arabiya satellite TV reported. The 26-year-old former U.S. soldier was paraded at the end of Daesh video released in October that showed the murder of British aid ....

  • 5 civilians killed in car bomb at Baghdad airport street

    5 civilians killed in car bomb at Baghdad airport street

    Date: 2014-11-16 08:22:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1341245

    A booby-trapped car blast went off on Sunday in Baghdad International Airport Street, leaving five civilians killed, according to BBC Radio. Ambulances rushed to the scene of the blast, while security forces cordoned it off. ....

  • Iraqi PM urges army to find bodies of pilots killed after downing helicpoter

    Iraqi PM urges army to find bodies of pilots killed after downing helicpoter

    Date: 2014-11-16 08:18:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1341197

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged on Sunday military to intensify efforts to find the bodies of pilots who were killed when a helicopter was downed in Salah-ad-Din province in Iraq. In a press release, Abadi said the helicopter was shot ....

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